Circuit City went bankrupt because of a series of poor managerial decisions and a down turn in the economy.In retrospect,it would seem that there was too much emphasis on the group reaching a consensus decision.As a result,many decisions were made to avoid conflict.What disadvantage of group decision making does this represent?
A)Domination
B)Groupthink
C)Irrationality
D)Compromise
E)Coalitions

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This represents the disadvantage of groupthink which is the tendency for group members to conform to the group's ideas and decisions without critically evaluating them in order to avoid conflict or maintain group harmony. In Circuit City's case, the emphasis on reaching a consensus led to poor decisions being made because individual dissenting opinions and critical evaluation were not encouraged.

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